Global Patent Index - EP 1196922 B1

EP 1196922 B1 20030514 - INCREASED CAPACITY VCR TAPE CASSETTE

Title (en)

INCREASED CAPACITY VCR TAPE CASSETTE

Title (de)

VCR BANDKASSETTE MIT ERHÖHTER KAPAZITÄT

Title (fr)

CASSETTE VIDEO POSSEDANT UNE CAPACITE AMELIOREE

Publication

EP 1196922 B1 20030514 (EN)

Application

EP 00947642 A 20000613

Priority

  • ZA 0000107 W 20000613
  • ZA 993976 A 19990615
  • ZA 996263 A 19991001

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0077788A1] This invention relates to an increased capacity VCR tape cassette for use with a front loading VHS VCR recorder and comprises a forward housing section which is a substantially conventional VCR tape cassette in which the tape spools are replaced by drive wheels which are adapted for releasable engagement with the recorder tape drive spindles, a rear tape section which includes a pair of rotatable tape reels, a bridge section which defines a passage which extends from an upper level of the rear wall of the forward housing section to the rear tape section which, in use, is located on the outside of a cassette opening to the recorder, a significantly longer than conventional recording tape which is wound on the two tape reels and passes from a first tape reel through the bridge passage into the forward cassette section to be recorded on and from the cassette section back through the bridge passage and onto the second tape reel, and drive means which extend from the forward cassette section drive wheels through the bridge passage and to the tape reels in the rear tape section of the cassette housing.

IPC 1-7

G11B 23/087; G11B 23/093

IPC 8 full level

G11B 23/087 (2006.01); G11B 23/093 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G11B 23/087 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 23/093 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0077788 A1 20001221; WO 0077788 A8 20110324; AU 6121300 A 20010102; AU 763722 B2 20030731; CA 2376884 A1 20001221; DE 60002725 D1 20030618; DE 60002725 T2 20040304; EP 1196922 A1 20020417; EP 1196922 B1 20030514; US 6801395 B1 20041005

DOCDB simple family (application)

ZA 0000107 W 20000613; AU 6121300 A 20000613; CA 2376884 A 20000613; DE 60002725 T 20000613; EP 00947642 A 20000613; US 999201 A 20011214